Resume Advice

Kevy Baby · 02-17-2007, 04:41 PM

Not much to add that hasn't already been said.

I had a friend who was doing some hiring for a fairly unique position that required a lot of "outside the box" thinking. The person who got the job was the person who had their name, address, etc. at the top and a simple line at the bottom to the effect of "I can and will excel at the XYZ position." It wasn't just the resume that got the person the job, but it certainly got my friends attention. The person brought in a "real" resume to the interview.

Not for everyone (and it certainly wouldn't work in traditional applications), but it very much caught the attention of my friend.

This is the same friend whose title on her cards is "Director of Operational Chaos and Panic". I love her!

Tref · 02-18-2007, 12:36 AM

My worst resume mistake was printing it on a tortilla.

Kevy Baby · 02-18-2007, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Tref

My worst resume mistake was printing it on a tortilla.

It might not have been that bad. Was it flour or corn?

lindyhop · 02-18-2007, 10:03 PM

I always heard that resumes should only be one page long so I was amazed when I had to read resumes and none of them were just a page long. I was also annoyed. I wanted to trash everything that was more than one page but that would have been all of them.

It's also amazing to see all the typos and spelling mistakes. If you're applying for an accounting position being careful and accurate is sort of, uh, important.

Then HR started e-mailing resumes to us so you had to open the e-mail and print it out before you could see that the applicant was in India so you probably wouldn't be calling them in for an interview.

I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that any more.

And I hope I never have to update my own resume.

02-17-2007, 04:41 PM	#1
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Not much to add that hasn't already been said. I had a friend who was doing some hiring for a fairly unique position that required a lot of "outside the box" thinking. The person who got the job was the person who had their name, address, etc. at the top and a simple line at the bottom to the effect of "I can and will excel at the XYZ position." It wasn't just the resume that got the person the job, but it certainly got my friends attention. The person brought in a "real" resume to the interview. Not for everyone (and it certainly wouldn't work in traditional applications), but it very much caught the attention of my friend. This is the same friend whose title on her cards is "Director of Operational Chaos and Panic". I love her! __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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02-18-2007, 12:36 AM	#2
Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	My worst resume mistake was printing it on a tortilla. __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?!
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02-18-2007, 10:03 PM	#4
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	I always heard that resumes should only be one page long so I was amazed when I had to read resumes and none of them were just a page long. I was also annoyed. I wanted to trash everything that was more than one page but that would have been all of them. It's also amazing to see all the typos and spelling mistakes. If you're applying for an accounting position being careful and accurate is sort of, uh, important. Then HR started e-mailing resumes to us so you had to open the e-mail and print it out before you could see that the applicant was in India so you probably wouldn't be calling them in for an interview. I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that any more. And I hope I never have to update my own resume. __________________ Hyperbole is the best thing ever!
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